Why switch to RemoteAccessApp
What you get with RemoteAccessApp. Anything marked Pro is part of the Pro plan.
One app for PCs and servers
Remote desktop and remote support for Windows PCs, plus SSH, SFTP, FTP, RDP, VNC, serial console cables and web admin panels. Open them in tabs or up to 8 panes side by side (the free plan opens 3 PCs at once).See every featureThe person at the PC stays in control
Unless unattended access is on, they click Allow before anything is shown. A banner stays on their screen while you're connected, and they can switch you to view-only or quit at any time.Remote supportEnd-to-end encrypted in the app
Sessions from the Windows app are end-to-end encrypted: our relay forwards data it can't read. Add two-factor sign-in, and an optional connection password on each PC.How it's securedFair, simple pricing
Free for up to 5 PCs and 5 saved hosts, for personal and work use. Pro is US$4.99 / month for unlimited PCs, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on your first payment.About ProUpdates that look after themselves
Installed apps update themselves in the background. Every update is signed and checked before it installs, and the Agent never updates while someone is connected.What's newYour PCs from any browser
Nothing to install on the device in your hand: sign in at remoteaccessapp.com on a Mac, Chromebook, phone or tablet to open your PCs, and your SSH servers in a browser terminal.Access from a browserBuilt for IT pros
Run one command on many PCs, check processes, services and the Event Log, upload files to many servers at once, and use Type text where paste doesn't work. Pro adds teams with roles, and scripts, restarts and updates on many PCs on a schedule.SSH and SFTP client- Pro
Ready for AI assistants
RemoteAccessApp's MCP server lets an AI assistant like Claude Code see, click, type and run commands on your PCs and SSH servers. The PC still asks first unless unattended access is on, and the banner names the assistant.How MCP works No ads or trackers in the apps
The apps show no ads and send no analytics or crash reports, we never sell personal data, and sessions are never recorded. Accounts in the EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland get tools to download or delete their data.Your data, in plain English
How we compare
RemoteAccessApp next to what's typical of other remote desktop apps. We don't compare against any one product.
What you get
RemoteAccessApp
Typical alternatives
Free for personal and work use
No card needed, and the free plan isn't only for home use.
5 PCs
Often personal use only
No session time limits
Stay as long as you need. Dropped connections reconnect on their own.
Often timed on free
Asks the person at the PC first
Unless unattended access is on, nothing is shown until they click Allow.
Varies
A banner during every session
On the PC's screen while anyone is connected, with chat and a view-only switch.
Varies
End-to-end encrypted in the app
Our relay forwards data it can't read. In a browser it's encrypted, but not end to end.
Common
A connection password for each PC
Optional, set at the PC, and never sent to our servers.
Varies
Signed updates that install by themselves
Checked before they install, and never while someone is connected.
Common
SSH, SFTP, FTP, RDP, VNC, serial and web panels
Servers and network gear next to your PCs, in tabs or up to 8 panes side by side.
Built in
Usually separate apps
One command on many PCs
Type it once and see each PC's output and exit code.
Rarely built in
Your PCs in any web browser
On a Mac, Chromebook, phone or tablet, with nothing to install there.
Varies
AI assistants through MCP
Under the same consent rules as you, with the assistant named on the banner.
Pro
Rarely built in
PCs on one plan
The Agent on the PCs you reach never needs a license.
UnlimitedPro
Often priced per device
No ads or trackers in the apps
And we never sell personal data.
Varies
Typical alternatives: what's common across other remote access tools' free and personal plans, not any one product. Features and limits vary by product and plan and change over time. The command line, SSH and MCP features are in RemoteAccessApp for Windows. Compare Free and Pro.
Built for
Whoever's PC it is, the person at the screen stays in the loop.
Helping family and friends
Set up a parent's or friend's PC once, then help whenever they call.
- They install it and type the 6-digit code you read out. They don't need an account.
- They click Allow each time, and see a banner while you're connected.
- Chat both ways, with pictures and files in the chat.
- Free, with no session time limit.
IT pros and MSPs
PCs, servers and network gear in one Windows app.
- SSH, SFTP, FTP, RDP, VNC, serial and web panels, up to 8 panes side by side.
- One command on many PCs, and a saved script on many servers at once.
- Upload files to many servers at once, and Type text where paste doesn't work.
- Pro adds teams with roles and per-PC permissions, and scheduled management of many PCs.
Gamers
Reach your gaming PC from the couch, from work or on the road. It's built for reaching and fixing your PC, not for streaming games.
- Open it from your phone's browser, with nothing to install on the phone.
- Works on Windows 10 and 11 Home, with no port forwarding.
- See its processes and end one that's stuck, or open a command prompt.
- Quality and frame-rate controls, and a Keys menu for Alt+Tab and Task Manager.
Small businesses
Look after the office's PCs and servers from one app.
- Free for work use: up to 5 PCs and 5 saved hosts.
- Staff see a banner whenever you're connected, and are asked first unless unattended access is on.
- Processes, services and the Event Log on several PCs, side by side.
- A Data Processing Agreement for GDPR. Pro adds Teams, to share chosen PCs with colleagues.
Check our work
Don't take our word for it: here's how it works, what we keep and what changed.
- Security white paperArchitecture, encryption, consent and known limits, for IT teams and reviewers. With a PDF.Read it
- Privacy PolicyWhat we keep, why and for how long. We don't sell personal data or show ads.Read it
- Server statusCheck whether you can reach the RemoteAccessApp servers right now.Read it
- What's newWhat changed in each version of the app, newest first.Read it
Made by Rust Games Australia Pty Ltd, an Australian company (ABN 64 683 623 065). About us
Questions about switching
It puts your PCs and servers in one Windows app: remote desktop and remote support, plus SSH, SFTP, FTP, RDP, VNC, serial console cables and web admin panels. Unless unattended access is on, the person at the PC clicks Allow first, and a banner stays on their screen while anyone is connected. Sessions from the app are end-to-end encrypted, and the free plan covers 5 PCs for personal and work use, with no session time limit.
Nothing. The free plan covers up to 5 PCs and 5 saved hosts, with 3 open at once, for personal and work use, with no card needed. Pro is US$4.99 a month and adds unlimited PCs and hosts, sound, every monitor, Teams and the MCP Desktop Connection. Your first payment has a 30-day money-back guarantee. Compare Free and Pro.
Sessions from the app are end-to-end encrypted, so our relay can't read them, and nothing you see, type or run in a session is recorded. The apps show no ads, have no trackers and send no analytics or crash reports, and we never sell personal data. In a web browser the connection is encrypted too, but not end to end. Your data, in plain English.
No. The apps run on Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit), Home editions included, and on 64-bit Linux PCs with an X11 or Wayland desktop. From a Mac, a Chromebook, a phone or a tablet, sign in at remoteaccessapp.com and open your PCs in the browser. Access your PC from a browser.
Installed apps update themselves in the background. Every update is digitally signed and checked before it installs, and the Agent never updates while someone is connected. See what's new in each version.
Rust Games Australia Pty Ltd, an Australian company (ABN 64 683 623 065). Read about us, or the security white paper for how the apps, accounts and sessions are protected.